Check out the English translation, meaning, and lyrics, to the song IBILE, released by YBNL rapper, Lil Kesh.
NOTE: Ibile means ‘native’, or according to Lil Kesh himself- ‘local’ or ‘the root’.
(PRELUDE)
Skibo robo skibo robo skibo yeba
: – – – – – – – – – –
O se e, Baddest!
: thank you, –
(CHORUS)
Kilo de na only you waka come
: What happened, do you come
alone?
Won ti kosi suit but you wear Ankara
: Everyone is putting on suit
but you came putting on Ankara
Kilo de na only you waka come
: What happened, do you come
alone?
Won ti kosi suit but you wear ankara come
: Everyone is putting on suit
but you came putting on Ankara
Bo je iresi, bo je Chicken
: If they like let them eat rice
or chicken
: I would eat Pounded yam
: If they like let them drink
Coke or fanta
: I would drink Palm wine
Bo je iresi, bo je Chicken
: I would eat Pounded yam
Emi yo jeyan
: I would eat Pounded yam
: If they like let them drink
Coke or fanta
: I would drink Palm wine
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Ibile lawon eleyi Ibile La
: These ones are native, these
ones are…
: These ones are native
Ibile lawon eleyi Ibile La
: These ones are native, these
ones are…
: These ones are native
Ibile lawon eleyi Ibile La
: These ones are native, these
ones are…
: These ones are native
Ibile lawon eleyi Ibile La
: These ones are native, these
ones are…
: These ones are native
I said I came from the Ghetto (Ghetto)
Came from the street (street)
Came from a place that I will never set a fee
Me I no dey form, it is not in my blood
: Me, I don’t form, it’s not in
my blood
You can chop your chinese, ogbeni I want Iyan
: You can eat your Chinese menu,
Mr. Man I want pounded yam
: Let’s get lively
: Let’s dance
Oya make we seun rere k’odun yi to tan o
: Let’s do good things before
the year runs out
: Let’s get lively
: Let’s dance
: All my mum (babes) at Lagos
Island
You know say dem gather body
: You know they are all endowed
Won fun e l’eba oun wa shibi
: They gave you Eba, you are
looking for spoon
: Instead of you to deep and use
your hand
: Help look for Aunty Sidi
: To do Shakiti bobo (dance
step) together
Kilo de na only you waka come
: What happened, do you come
alone?
Won ti kosi suit but you wear Ankara
: Everyone is putting on suit
but you came putting on Ankara
Kilo de na only you waka come
: What happened, do you come
alone?
Won ti kosi suit but you wear ankara come
: Everyone is putting on suit
but you came putting on Ankara
Bo je iresi, bo je Chicken
: If they like let them eat rice
or chicken
: I would eat Pounded yam
: If they like let them drink Coke
or fanta
: I would drink Palm wine
Bo je iresi, bo je Chicken
: I would eat Pounded yam
: I would eat Pounded yam
: If they like let them drink
Coke or fanta
: I would drink Palm wine
Ibile lawon eleyi Ibile La
: These ones are native, these
ones are…
: These ones are native
Ibile lawon eleyi Ibile La
: These ones are native, these
ones are…
: These ones are native
Ibile lawon eleyi Ibile La
: These ones are native, these
ones are…
: These ones are native
Ibile lawon eleyi Ibile La
: These ones are native, these
ones are…
: These ones are native
After the paper the pako you know
: After the paper is the wood
you know
I do it for the street & the ghetto you know
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Because people like me, ojawo you know
: Because people like me, the
outcome is money, you know
All the girls wanna be my iyawo you know
: All the girls want to be my
wife you know
Woh! Packaging jo meh se (se)
: See! Packaging, please I’m not
doing (doing)
: Ponmo with beef seven (ven)
Owo orita lawa n no ,aki n no minimum wage eh (Je)
: We spend money from a
T-junction, we don’t spend minimum wage
Aunty eleru nla oo (nla o)
: Aunty
with big featues (big o)
: Do not come ooh! (Come o)
Teba lowa o ,te fa’ke kori ema lo sa oo (sa o)
: If you come by proving
stubborn, do not run (run o)
Won fun e l’eba oun wa shibi
: They gave you Eba, you are
looking for spoon
: Instead of you to deep and use
your hand
: Help look for Aunty Sidi
: To do Shakiti bobo (dance
step) together
Kilo de na only you waka come
: What happened, do you come
alone?
Won ti kosi suit but you wear Ankara
: Everyone is putting on suit
but you came putting on Ankara
Kilo de na only you waka come
: What happened, do you come
alone?
Won ti kosi suit but you wear ankara come
: Everyone is putting on suit
but you came putting on Ankara
Bo je iresi, bo je Chicken
: If they like let them eat rice
or chicken
: I would eat Pounded yam
: If they like let them drink Coke
or fanta
: I would drink Palm wine
Bo je iresi, bo je Chicken
: I would eat Pounded yam
: I would eat Pounded yam
: If they like let them drink
Coke or fanta
: I would drink Palm wine
Ibile lawon eleyi Ibile La
: These ones are native, these
ones are…
: These ones are native
Ibile lawon eleyi Ibile La
: These ones are native, these
ones are…
: These ones are native
Ibile lawon eleyi Ibile La
: These ones are native, these
ones are…
: These ones are native
Ibile lawon eleyi Ibile La
: These ones are native, these
ones are…
: These ones are native
Oya make we ginger
: Let’s get lively
: Let’s dance
Oya make we seun rere k’odun yi to tan o
: Let’s do good things before
the year runs out
: Let’s get lively
: Let’s dance
Oya make we seun rere k’odun yi to tan o
: Now, we shall accomplish good things before
this year runs out
[LYRICS ENGLISH TRANSLATION]: Lil Kesh – Ibile
